Courts jurisdiction is defined by - ️️1. the subject of the lawsuit
2. the sum of the controversy
3. felony or misdemeanor
4. trial or appeal
Long Arm Statutes - ️️the court can exercise jurisdiction over out-of-state
defendants if they had sufficient minimum contacts to warrant it
Co...
BULW 301- UTK Exam 1 (Chyz)
Courts jurisdiction is defined by - ✔️✔️1. the subject of the lawsuit
2. the sum of the controversy
3. felony or misdemeanor
4. trial or appeal
Long Arm Statutes - ✔️✔️the court can exercise jurisdiction over out-of-state
defendants if they had sufficient minimum contacts to warrant it
Constitutional Law - ✔️✔️Laws relating to the interpretation of the Constitution
Statutory Law - ✔️✔️Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
Uniform Commercial Code - ✔️✔️the body of laws governing commercial transactions
in the US.
Administrative Law - ✔️✔️The body of law created by administrative agencies in order
to carry out their duties and responsibilities.
Federal Constitution - ✔️✔️Supreme law of the land
Primary Sources of Law - ✔️✔️US Constitution and State Constitutions
Statutory Law
Regulations created by administrative agencies
Case law and common law doctrines
Secondary Sources of Law - ✔️✔️legal encyclopedias, treatises, articles in law
reviews, and compilations of law
State Constitutions - ✔️✔️Each of the 50 states has their own Constitution that sets
forth the principles and framework for their government. Usually more detailed than the
national Constitution
Doctrine of Federal Preumption - ✔️✔️-Fed law > State law
-State law can prevail if Fed law not enforced (weed)
Statutes - ✔️✔️Laws that went through the legislative process
U.S. Code - ✔️✔️A compilation of all the laws passed by the U.S. Congress.
Federal Agencies - ✔️✔️organizations that deal with a specific area of interest for the
federal gov
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